The Ultimate Kay Starr [Import] [Original recording remastered]

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Digitally Remastered Collection of 24 Recordings of the Girl from Dougherty, Oklahoma who Became a Nationally Known Pop Singer on the the Original Incarnation of "Your Hit Parade" in 1948. She Achieved Great Fame with a String of Hits Through the 1950's. But her Roots were Really in Jazz, Having Performed with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Bob Crosby and Joe Venuti. Her Chart Success Ended by the End of the 50's, but in the 60's Became a Popular Performer in Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe. Here Are 24 of her Brightest Shining Moments on Disc for the Discerning Collector.

Tracks:

Was That The Human Thing To Do?
Then I'll Be Tired Of You
I Haven't Changed A Thing
There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth The Salt Of My Tears
Between A Kiss & A Sigh
Believe It, Beloved
You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling In Love)
So Tired
I'm Oh So Lonesome Tonight
Break It To Me Gently
Bonaparte's Retreat
Hoop-Dee-Doo
Then You've Never Been Blue
Mississippi
He's A Good Man To Have Around
Honeymoon (The Waning Honeymoon)
Baby You're Flyin' Too High
When You're A Long, Long Way From Home
Oh Babe
Shiv-A-Ree
Oceans Of Tears
Come On-A My House
I Waited A Little Too Long
If You Don't Hug 'Er By Nine O'clock (You Ain't Gonna Love 'Er At All)
Wheel Of Fortune
Fool, Fool, Fool
Side By Side
Comes A-Long A-Love
Allez-Vous-En
Half A Photograph
When My Dreamboat Comes Home
Changing Partners
If You Love Me (Really Love Me)
Am I A Toy Or A Treasure
I'll Always Be In Love With You
Just For A Thrill
Wisdom Of A Fool
I Cry By Night
Out In The Cold Again
Kay's Lament
Man Upstairs
Foolin' Around
Two Brothers
Jealous Heart
He'll Have To Stay
Trouble In Mind
Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own
You're My Sugar
I'll Never Be Free
Nobody
Swinging At The Hungry O
Wabash Cannonball
Oklahoma Hills
Well I Ask Ya
Rough Riders
Bossa Nova Casanova
Good Life
No Regrets
Fly Me To The Moon
Cherche La Rose
Alone At The Table
Make A Circle
To Each His Own
Rock & Roll Waltz
Dancing On My Tears
Precious Love
It's Happening All Over Again
Look On The Brighter Side
Friends
Lorna's Here
Together Again
Goodbye Charlie
Happy
It Might Work
I Forgot To Forget

Album Description

2007 three CD collection from the vocalist who began her career as an exceptional Jazz singer throughout the '40s, then became even more of a sensation as an Easy Listening, Pop and standards interpreter in the '50s. 75 tracks including 'Wheel Of Fortune', 'Was That The Human Thing To Do?', 'Rock & Roll Waltz', 'Fly Me To The Moon' and many others. EMI Gold.

Album Details

2007 Digitally Remastered Anthology of the Singer Career Spans Over Sixty Years, featuring Hits Like "Comes A-long A-love", "Rock and Roll Waltz", "Changing Partners" and "Side by Side". This Comprehensive Collection Includes all her Hits as Well as 18 Previously Unreleased Tracks, all Mastered from Original Tapes. It also features 15 Tracks Previously Unreleased on CD Along with Extensive Sleeve Notes.

Customer Reviews:

Kay Starr ONE OF A KIND .......2007-06-18

This 3CD Set Is A Blessing To Kay Starr Fans And To The Disc Jockeys That
Still Play This Music//What A Joy To Hear To Each His Own//No Regrets//
With Wonderful Arrangements But The One Song That Just Blew Me Away was
Kays Rendition Of The Tony Bennett Hit THE GOOD LIFE/
I Have Heard Many Great Renditions Of This Song Dinah Washington/Billy Eckstine/Della Reese/Steve Lawrence
Ray Charles/Frank Sinatra/Bobby Darin//All Wonderful But Kays Record Of
THE GOOD LIFE With A Delicious And Tasteful Arrangemen/
The Price Of The 3CD set Was Worth It For The Good Life Cut Alone//
It Was Recorded May 9th.1963//WHY WHY WHY Has It Been Hidden And Lost For So long

Stanley Cooper Jupiter Florida

ALL-STARR BARGAIN.......2007-04-17

Only seven years into the millennium and already EMI have delivered the bargain of the century! This collection is worth so much more than the derisory price that Starr fans and all lovers of quality vocalising should snap it up instantly.

All the old favourites are here, but what makes this collection infinitely desirable is the presence of all the unissued Capitol material that could be unearthed. When the label began to realise that they had signed an artist who genuinely could sing absolutely anything, they had her record an astonishing range of material and it's all covered in this set. With her rich, burnished, bluesy tones, Kay could always bring style and distinction to even unremarkable songs and this set, spanning almost twenty years, demonstrates beautifully how Kay developed her increasingly individual vocal style, getting more and more juice out of the material she recorded while keeping up with musical trends.

DISC ONE covers 1947 to 1952 and includes six unreleased tracks. It underlines how Kay's darker voice and dynamic style stood out from so many of her more buttoned-up ladylike competitors. She's the supreme communicator, always selling a song and conveying such sheer pleasure in singing. One mystery: a version of "You've been flying too high" was apparently recorded by Kay for Capitol on 30 June 1950, but the version included here is a 1945 recording for Standard featuring violinist Joe Venuti with noticeably poorer sound than the Capitol tracks.

DISC TWO (1952-1961) Lots of Kay's later hits here, sung in those mature, torchily blue tones that became her hallmark. Many of them appear on CD for the first time, but the items of the greatest interest to Kay's fans will be the six unreleased recordings form 1961. These are knockouts, and it's a crime that they haven't been available till now because the lady is in prime form.

DISC THREE continues from 1961 to 1964 and the end of Kay's years with Capitol. Hardly any of the 25 tracks on this disc have appeared on CD before, and there are eight previously unissued tracks. A few numbers suffer from the somewhat over-resonant recording fashionable at the time and quite unnecessary for a singer of this quality, but again it's wonderful that they're available on CD. It has been a l-o-n-g time since Starr fans were treated to new material!

Kay remains one of the most influential singers of her era and was integral in the establishing Capitol as a major label in the late forties and early fifties, so it's a little disappointing that neither they nor any of the reissue specialists have seen fit to put together a luxury boxed set to commemorate her contribution, but meantime this fascinating collection, graced by Drew Blackburn's information-packed and appreciative liner notes will do very nicely. Unalloyed pleasure from start to finish - champagne at beer prices!

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The Ultimate Kay Starr
Kay Starr
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music

Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music

Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music

Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music

Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

Broadway & Vocalists | Imports | Stores | Music

Pop | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000089HBB
Release Date: 2003-04-28

Tracks:

It Had to Be You
Lover Man
Crazy
Around the World
On the Street Where You Live
Walk on By
When a Woman Loves a Man
Nevertheless (I'm in Love With You)
Breezin' Along With the Breeze
I've Grown Accustomed to His Face
Whispering Grass
Changing Partners
Am I a Toy or a Treasure
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky
Singing the Blues
Comes A-Long A-Love
Get Me to the Church on Time
If You Love Me (Really Love Me)
Side By Side
On a Slow Boat to China
Baby Won't You Please Come Home
I'm the Loneliest Gal in Town
Rock & Roll Waltz
Wheel of Fortune

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Collection of 24 Recordings of the Girl from Dougherty, Oklahoma who Became a Nationally Known Pop Singer on the the Original Incarnation of "Your Hit Parade" in 1948. She Achieved Great Fame with a String of Hits Through the 1950's. But her Roots were Really in Jazz, Having Performed with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Bob Crosby and Joe Venuti. Her Chart Success Ended by the End of the 50's, but in the 60's Became a Popular Performer in Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe. Here Are 24 of her Brightest Shining Moments on Disc for the Discerning Collector.

Average customer rating:

Ultimate Collection

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000SLZ54W
Release Date: 2007-04-10

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